Data Skrive:
The 2024 NBA playoffs features Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets taking on the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday at 8:30 PM ET.
Jokic is tops on his squad in points (26.4), rebounds (12.4) and assists (9.0) per contest, shooting 58.3% from the floor and 35.9% from beyond the arc with 1.1 made 3-pointers per contest. Defensively, he averages 1.4 steals (seventh in NBA) and 0.9 blocks.
Keep reading to check out our betting primer for this player, and uncover all of our expert predictions here, too!
Points Prop
Bet $20, Payout $36.00
Nikola Jokic to score over 29.5 points
Nikola Jokic Prop Lines
- Matchup: Denver Nuggets at Minnesota Timberwolves
- Time: 8:30 PM
- Date: May 16, 2024
- Points Prop: Over 29.5 (-125)
- Points + Rebounds + Assists Prop: Over 51.5 (-110)
- Three-Pointers Made Prop: Over 1.5 (+150)
Nikola Jokic Stats, Trends
- The 26.4 points Jokic scores per game are 3.1 fewer points than his over/under on Thursday (29.5).
- In the 89 contests he has played in this season, Jokic recorded more than 29.5 points in 33 of them.
- Jokic’s average point total against the Timberwolves (28.6) is 0.9 fewer than his over/under for this outing.
- Jokic’s 1.1 made 3-pointers average is 0.4 lower than his prop bet on Thursday.
- Jokic has made more than 1.5 three-pointers in 26 of his games so far this season.
- Jokic has made 0.3 fewer three-pointers per game when playing against the Timberwolves than this contest’s over/under (1.5).
- Jokic has combined for more than 39.5 points and assists 31 times so far this season.
Nuggets vs Timberwolves Home/Away Splits
| Nuggets on the Road | Stat (Per Game) | Timberwolves Allow at Home |
|---|---|---|
| 111.2 | Points | 103.7 |
| 44.1 | Rebounds | 41.7 |
| 27.9 | Assists | 23.2 |
| 183.2 | Pts + Reb + Asst | 168.6 |
| 11.1 | 3PM | 11.2 |